1. LESSON 1 TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR HEALTH

2. YOUR HEALTH The quality of life, including physical, mental-emotional, and family-social, is health.

3. PHYSICAL HEALTH The condition of a person’s body is physical health. FACTORS IN GOOD PHYSICAL HEALTH ARE: Eating well balanced meals Being physically active Getting enough rest and sleep Getting regular medical exams

4. MENTAL EMOTIONAL HEALTH Definition: The condition of a person’s mind and the ways that a person expresses, or shows, feelings is mental and emotional health. Factors that are included in having good mental-emotional health: Accepting yourself Expressing emotions the right way Managing stress

5. LIST 2 WAYS TO MAINTAIN MENTAL-EMOTIONAL HEALTH: 1.______________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 2.______________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

6. LIST 2 WAYS TO MAINTAIN MENTAL-EMOTIONAL HEALTH: Reading Having challenging conversations Understanding your feelings Expressing your feelings in healthful ways Meeting your needs without interfering with the rights of others

7. TAKE A BREAK: Walk and talk with a partner for 5 minutes.

8. FAMILY-SOCIAL HEALTH Definition: The condition of a person’s relationships with family members and others

9. Physical health Mental-emotional healthSocial health HEALTH TRIANGLE

10. RISK What does it mean to take a risk? A chance that has an unknown result Calculated risk A chance that a person takes after carefully considering all of the possible results

11. RANDOM EVENTS Definition: an incident over which a person has little or no control. When random events occur, it is important that you do not take any unnecessary risks

12. HEALTH STATUS Definition: the sum of the positive and negative influences on a person’s health and well-being is health status Ten factors that can influence your health status have been identified….. WORKSHEET ON FACTORS

13. RESPONSIBILITY FOR HEALTH Wellness is the quality of life that results from a person’s health status.

14. COMPREHENDING HEALTH CONCEPTS A general idea formed from an understanding of health knowledge is a health concept Health concepts help you apply general ideas to real-life situations They help you you know what to do with information related to health promotion and disease prevention PAGE 13

15. HEALTH LITERACY A person who demonstrates the skills of effective communication, self-directed learning, critical thinking (and problem solving), and responsible citizenship is a health- literate person. HOW TO ATTAIN HEALTH LITERACY Everyone can learn to be a health literate person… Effective communication Expressing your health knowledge, beliefs, and ideas is an effective communicator. Self-directed learning Taking personal responsibility for gathering and using health-related information Critical thinking Evaluating facts and examining possible outcomes before making decisions Responsible citizenship Behaving in ways that improve your home, school, community, nation, and world

16. HOMEWORK FOR LESSON 1 Chart worksheet Worksheet packet Page 15 1-19, 21